The GYA held the 6th professional development workshop for at-risk scholars, in cooperation with the UK Young Academy, the Young Academy of Scotland, and the Council for At-Risk Academics (Cara). The workshop was hosted at Wolfson College, University of Oxford, made possible by an anonymous grant to Wolfson College, and by the time and efforts of contributing speakers and partner organizations.
The 2-day in-person workshop aims to give participants the tools to navigate the expectations of academic life in the UK and to find inspiration for professional opportunities inside and outside of academia.
Sessions addressed CV and cover-letter writing, interview and networking skills, the UK Research Excellence Framework (REF), grant applications and publishing, opportunities outside of academia, and online awareness. By meetign in person, early to mid-career scholars from across disciplines, who are placed at universities all over the UK, also build a peer network to support their professional development.
Thank you to contributing speakers:
- Catarina Vicente, UK Young Academy (UKYA) member; University of Oxford, UK
- Manuel Fernandez-Gotz, GYA member and member of the Young Academy of Scotland; University of Oxford, UK
- Moritz Riede, GYA alumnus and former Co-Chair; University of Oxford, UK
- Poppy Joyce, Policy Advisor, The Royal Society, UK
- S. Karly Kehoe, GYA alumna; Saint Mary’s University, Canada
- Saja Al Zoubi, GYA alumna, Dalhousie University, Canada